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preparing us for what lies ahead. down our next road. be part of the story. colonial williamsburg. >> we had a -- we had a fairly nice day today, temperatures outside were at seasonal and that is not bad at all. sent degrees at national airport; 64, gaithersburg and frederick and martinsburg. we have had a lot of action in the tropics. igor is a hurricane, category 1 and that is expected to intensify into a major hurricane and we anticipate that why i looks like they're taking a north-northwesterly turn and have to watch it closely. there are no watches or warnings and going to keep a close eye on it and look at true view. we're look at what is on our way. this is a line of wet weather associated with the frontal system and that is pushing towards us in the leave night hours and that could see a rumble or two overnight and going to wash out as well and it's starting to push through and boy do we need the rain and a slight chance of an early day isolated storm and into tomorrow, we'll see the showers decrease by mid-afternoon into the evening and in tom for th
preparing us for what lies ahead. down our next road. be part of the story. colonial williamsburg. >> we had a -- we had a fairly nice day today, temperatures outside were at seasonal and that is not bad at all. sent degrees at national airport; 64, gaithersburg and frederick and martinsburg. we have had a lot of action in the tropics. igor is a hurricane, category 1 and that is expected to intensify into a major hurricane and we anticipate that why i looks like they're taking a...
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about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus rides are use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus to bus. after a series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the cost of the computer trip smart trip cards from $5 to 2.50. the way the computerized fare gate system is currently set up people can enter or exit the system with a zero balance on their smart trip card. the theory is the customer will put more money on his or her card later and the system will capture that money, but if smart trip cards drop in price to 2.50, passengers would be able to take long rush hour rail rides. some cost over $5. they could then throw away their cheap smart trip card and be ahead of the game. metro officials estimate that could cost the transit system a million dollars a month in lost revenue. so for the time being the smart trip card price
about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus rides are use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus to bus. after a series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the cost of the computer trip smart trip cards from $5 to 2.50. the way the...
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>> both of us. >> it's good. to bad you have to stay in the building all night. 69 degrees at 9:00, 67 at 11:00. winds only 5-10 miles per hour. and it will be a nice evening and a very nice overnight and tomorrow morning will be good, just not as chilly as the fall- like temperatures that we had. and speaking of fall, tomorrow is the first day of fall. >> the equinox. thank you, gary. >>> she'll be the first woman executed in virginia in over a century. >>> plus the charges for a woman who first said a stranger threw acid in her face and later at mitted it was a -- later admitted it was a hoax. >>> and plus the death of another teammate. we'll be right back. n d >>> no clemency for a woman on death row in virginia. governor bob mcdonnell is refusing to consider the appeal. louis will be the first one executed in virginia in nearly a century. only the u.s. supreme court could stop the execution. and we can tell you she's convicted of masterminding the hired killings of her husband and stepson in 2002. >>> the wom
>> both of us. >> it's good. to bad you have to stay in the building all night. 69 degrees at 9:00, 67 at 11:00. winds only 5-10 miles per hour. and it will be a nice evening and a very nice overnight and tomorrow morning will be good, just not as chilly as the fall- like temperatures that we had. and speaking of fall, tomorrow is the first day of fall. >> the equinox. thank you, gary. >>> she'll be the first woman executed in virginia in over a century. >>>...
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substances or alcohol use on the job. the employees involved in this situation do not represent the vast majority of workers at chrysler. chrysler officials identified a few of people involved in the incident. each of them has been suspended indefinitely without pay pending further investigation. >>> get ready to shell out more cash for that morning starbucks run. shawn yancy now with your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, this affects you and millions of other starbucks lovers. no. 5, you'll have to pay more for your favorite latte. the cove chain is upping the cost of larger -- coffee chain is upping the cost of larger size and hard to make drinks, but the regular size coffee will stay the same. no. 4, despite all the rumors verizon customers don't count on that iphone any time soon. the company hopes apple will eventually allow verizon to sell the phone on the new 4g network which won't be completed until next year. at&t has exclusive rights to set iphone in the u.s. no. 3, if you're paying more than $78 a mo
substances or alcohol use on the job. the employees involved in this situation do not represent the vast majority of workers at chrysler. chrysler officials identified a few of people involved in the incident. each of them has been suspended indefinitely without pay pending further investigation. >>> get ready to shell out more cash for that morning starbucks run. shawn yancy now with your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, this affects you and millions of other...
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thank you for joining us. and without further ado, here is tucker barnes to tell us more about what we can expect today. >> good morning. a real mess out there. a lot of rain falling across the area. we have this tornado warning set to expire in just a couple of minutes. a real mess with embedded thunderstorms, rainfall rates approaching two inches an hour in some spots. we've had reports of lots of gusty winds. we have a tornado warning, a wind advisory along the bay and a flash flood watch. let's get to it. hd radar, did want to show you the area we've been most currented with in the past half hour or so and that is east of the beltway, east of prince george's county along the bay there. see the intense yellows and reds. there is thunderstorm activity and doppler radar is indicating the possibility some of tornadoes. a tornado warning was issued about a half hour ago. it is in effect for a few more minutes. let's close in on that region. you can see the widespread rain across the region. this is pushing up t
thank you for joining us. and without further ado, here is tucker barnes to tell us more about what we can expect today. >> good morning. a real mess out there. a lot of rain falling across the area. we have this tornado warning set to expire in just a couple of minutes. a real mess with embedded thunderstorms, rainfall rates approaching two inches an hour in some spots. we've had reports of lots of gusty winds. we have a tornado warning, a wind advisory along the bay and a flash flood...
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a lot of those decisions cost us political popularity. there are other things that were probably factors in the race. we'll look at the analysis over the next couple days. you can go back to some of the things i said in addition to the tough decision making. i think there were some real concerns about our recent engagement i said all publicly. >> vincent gray said there is more work to be done. he set up a new website buildonecity.com and posted a blog cautioning supporters that the general election is still ahead and tells them not to take down those yard signs or put away their walking shoes, but since there is no republican nominee it appears gray will be in the mayor's office january. >> what was up with those delayed results we waited for last night and into this morning? board of elections executive director says the counting fell behind schedule right after the polls closed in part because workers had trouble shutting down brand-new polling machines. this is also the first election with early voting and the first with same day regi
a lot of those decisions cost us political popularity. there are other things that were probably factors in the race. we'll look at the analysis over the next couple days. you can go back to some of the things i said in addition to the tough decision making. i think there were some real concerns about our recent engagement i said all publicly. >> vincent gray said there is more work to be done. he set up a new website buildonecity.com and posted a blog cautioning supporters that the...
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about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus riders use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card, they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus-to-bus. after the series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the costs of the computer chip smart trip cards from $5 to $2.50. the way the computerized faregate system is set up, people can enter and exit with a we have rebalance. the theory is that the customer will put more money on his or her card later. if smart trip cards drop in price to $2.50, passengers would be able to take long rush hour rail rides. some cost over $5 and they could just throw away the cheap smart trip card and be ahead of the game. metro officials estimate that could cost the transit system a million dollars a month in loss revenue. for the time being, the smart trip card price remains at $5 while seven different proposed solutions to the problem ar
about 75% of rail riders now use smart trip cards and about 60% of bus riders use them. every single time customers use a smart trip card, they get a small discount on their trip and they get bigger discounts if they use a smart trip to transfer between bus and rail or transfer bus-to-bus. after the series of significant fare hikes earlier this year, metro's board decided to give passengers a break by cutting the costs of the computer chip smart trip cards from $5 to $2.50. the way the...
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stay with us. what's that? oh, see, this is the back to school list. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom. hey, mom. good times. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing calculator, flash drive, pencils, p-- that was easy. good times. [ male announcer ] get back to school and back to savings on everything on your list at staples. that was easy. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing calculator, flash drive -- that was easy. [ male announcer ] get back to school and back to savings on everything on your list at staples. >>> making headlines this morning, flee people were shot at a kraft food plant in philadelphia. two of those people died and another victim is in critical condition this morning. police say the shooter also female employee who had just been suspended and escorted from the facility yesterday. they say she came back with a handgun and started shooting. the woman was eventua
stay with us. what's that? oh, see, this is the back to school list. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom. hey, mom. good times. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing calculator, flash drive, pencils, p-- that was easy. good times. [ male announcer ] get back to school and back to savings on everything on your list at staples. that was easy. the cost always makes mom freak. mommy. mom, the back to school list is here. looks expensive. graphing...
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it's all about us. it's all about what we create and what we can do. >> we got to go in there with the mindset we know they'll play a good game at their home. most teams do. you don't get caught up in the records in the nfl week in, week out. it's just a matter of how you play. >>> to the college ranks, maryland will face an 0-2 team tomorrow hosting florida international. the terps were outplayed by west virginia last week trailing 28-0 in the 3rd quarter. this is a game they need to win to get back on track. >> this is a very important game in our schedule. i think it's veryborne for to us reestablish some momentum and -- very important for us to reestablish some moment up and really focus on -- moment ultimate and really focus on what we have to do to win this baseball game. >>> to baseball, adam dunn was back tonight after being held out yesterday with a bruised right elbow. it was good he was back, dunn's first in second at bats, both home runs and both off tim hudson. dunn 36 and 37th homers of th
it's all about us. it's all about what we create and what we can do. >> we got to go in there with the mindset we know they'll play a good game at their home. most teams do. you don't get caught up in the records in the nfl week in, week out. it's just a matter of how you play. >>> to the college ranks, maryland will face an 0-2 team tomorrow hosting florida international. the terps were outplayed by west virginia last week trailing 28-0 in the 3rd quarter. this is a game they...
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joining us are our own "idol," you guys thanks for staying up late and coming in with us tonight. marcus, wake up down there. is that any indication? let's hit it off the bat. j-lo and stoerl, steven tyler, their names have been floated for awhile. is it going to put you to sleep? >> hey, number 1, i resent that. [laughter] >> and i can't even look at genie right now, because if i do, she'll make me laugh. >> why, marcus. >> i think it's going to be okay. i think it will be okay. i'm sure we'll get into some others. >> j-lo? j-lo, marcus, we're talking about "idol" finding talent. j-lo is an amazing woman in the industry, but vocally, she's an entertainer. i want to see her on, you know, "so you think you can dance." "idol"? >> let me let sara jump in here real quick. >> i have to agree with jenny, actually. she looks good, but -- yeah, no, i'm with you, i think they're really going to have to have a lot of chemistry, and someone's going to have bring the simon effect or something so compelling. >> who would do that? >> who will be the next simon? do you think any of them will rep
joining us are our own "idol," you guys thanks for staying up late and coming in with us tonight. marcus, wake up down there. is that any indication? let's hit it off the bat. j-lo and stoerl, steven tyler, their names have been floated for awhile. is it going to put you to sleep? >> hey, number 1, i resent that. [laughter] >> and i can't even look at genie right now, because if i do, she'll make me laugh. >> why, marcus. >> i think it's going to be okay. i...
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or alcohol use on the job. the employees in this situation don't represent the vast majority of workers at chrysler. chrysler said several of the workers in the video have been identified and suspended indefinitely without pay. >>> flooding shut down some of metro's customer call centers today and metro leased the space for the phone lines inside this building in hyattsville. the water pipe ruptured inside and the building will be closed until sunday and if you have questions about metro access or general metro information, you will have to use their website. >>> you can expect delays riding metro this weekend. the crews will be making repairs and upgrades on the orange, blue, yellow and green lines. add about 30 extra minutes to your trip and go to www.myfoxdc.com and click on web links for more details in the delays. >>> and a traffic alert overnight. interstate 66 at the dulles connector road will shut down at midnight for word on the metro rail, work, rather, on the metro rail project. the traffic will be d
or alcohol use on the job. the employees in this situation don't represent the vast majority of workers at chrysler. chrysler said several of the workers in the video have been identified and suspended indefinitely without pay. >>> flooding shut down some of metro's customer call centers today and metro leased the space for the phone lines inside this building in hyattsville. the water pipe ruptured inside and the building will be closed until sunday and if you have questions about...
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stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. n >>> we take a look at the washington monument this morning. off it i pretty nice start once again. we've had a nice run of nice days this week. tucker said yesterday this is one of those week that we should embrace. >> that is absolutely right. today is the day of transition where we will have more clouds around. we think by the end of today, late, late, late tonight, we'll get some rain showers moving through. and it will be a warm one. i think warm, more muggy than it's been the last couple of days. that sets us up for another nice couple of days. >> nothing to complain about. >> it looks like we'll get a little bit of rain. let's start with yesterday's high temperatures. we made it again up into the 80s above normal. 86degrees at reagan national airport. 86 at dulles international. bwi marshall made it up to 84 degrees. right now, 68 degrees. it is a warmer start to the morning than we had yesterday morning at this time. 61 at gaithersburg.
stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. n >>> we take a look at the washington monument this morning. off it i pretty nice start once again. we've had a nice run of nice days this week. tucker said yesterday this is one of those week that we should embrace. >> that is absolutely right. today is the day of transition where we will have more clouds around. we think by the end of today, late, late, late tonight, we'll get some rain showers moving through. and it will be...
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julie will be with us soon. stay with us. oweanyo well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals directly with the designers. so when i score... you score. gimme a fashionista... i'll make her a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. check us out on facebook for a chance to win a 500 dollar shopping spree! >>> welcome back on this friday as we take a live look over the washington monument if can you see it there through the fog that seems to be moving in. of course, we'll be warming up hopefully burning all of that off later on. >> that will certainly happen. i will tell you tucker and i are actually surprised that no fog advisories have been issued as of this point because it is very thick in places. so you can see all the live shots we've shown you out there. you want to be aware of that this morning. >> a lot of the moisture may stick around in the air though. >> till with b
julie will be with us soon. stay with us. oweanyo well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals directly with the designers. so when i score... you score. gimme a fashionista... i'll make her a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. check us out on facebook for a chance to win a 500 dollar shopping spree! >>> welcome back on this friday...
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sue is one of us. she's fun to be around, frequently, easy to like and being -- friendly, easy to like and being part of the community and including the community in her reporting has been her signature. >> i was wondering if there's any place i can get a weather report here. >> i love a party and halloween is great. >> oh, thank you for being so sweet. actually that made me forget my fear of heights for a second. it's me from 1978. i'm retro sue this year. >> reporter: that was halloween 2008 wearing a dress she wore 21 years earlier. sue has been with us in good weather and in bad. >> check out the snow totals. >> reporter: in good hairstyles and not so good, but she has spent the past 25 years serving our community teaching us about our weather, keeping us interested, informed and entertained. >> no rain for blue suede shoes in this five-day forecast. >> reporter: and so on your 25th anniversary, sue palka, your colleagues, past and present, congratulate you. >> she gave both of us our start really.
sue is one of us. she's fun to be around, frequently, easy to like and being -- friendly, easy to like and being part of the community and including the community in her reporting has been her signature. >> i was wondering if there's any place i can get a weather report here. >> i love a party and halloween is great. >> oh, thank you for being so sweet. actually that made me forget my fear of heights for a second. it's me from 1978. i'm retro sue this year. >> reporter:...
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thanks for joining us. i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. fox 5's roby chavez joins us now. >> reporter: two adults lived in that apartment complex with four young children. none of the kids were home at the time luckily. both the man and woman had visible physical injuries that remember not caused by the fire or smoke -- were not caused by the fire or smoke. howard county police don't know what unfolded in that apartment, but they believe there was more to this than just a fire. >> we didn't know who was in there and the smoke was getting very thick at that time and getting black. so it was really, really scary. >> reporter: neighbors say the flames were intense is. once the fire was out a man and a woman were found inside. the 33-year-old woman was dead but not from the fire. he was seriously injured. >> it does not appear that man was taken to shock trauma was suffering from burn wounds and it wasn't doesn't appear the cause of death of the woman was burning either. >> reporter: neighbors gathered in horror after being evacuated. some sou
thanks for joining us. i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. fox 5's roby chavez joins us now. >> reporter: two adults lived in that apartment complex with four young children. none of the kids were home at the time luckily. both the man and woman had visible physical injuries that remember not caused by the fire or smoke -- were not caused by the fire or smoke. howard county police don't know what unfolded in that apartment, but they believe there was more to this than just a...
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talking about much-needed rainfall, we could use this and could even use more, but it's not sticking around for very long at well. let's look at live fox 5 doppler radar and show what you we are talking about. most of the rainfall has started to move east of the district. and heading over parts of delmarva, lower southern maryland seeing some of that as well. there have been some pockets of heavier rainfall. we're talking from about a tenth to a half inch per hour. but we need this so desperately and it's all associated with a frontal system. a quick look at true view, it is heading along the mid- atlantic. and cloudy skies lingering behind it. temperatures were seasonal yesterday. here is a look at those numbers for you. 80 degrees at national, 79 at dulles and 78 at baltimore. and right now starting off on the cooler to comfortable side. 65 degrees now at d.c. 63 at gaithersburg. 61 at hagerstown. here is what we're talking about today. over cast skies with the showers. pockets of heavier rainfall, a rumble of thunder in a couple of locations earlier today. but we'll see this taper
talking about much-needed rainfall, we could use this and could even use more, but it's not sticking around for very long at well. let's look at live fox 5 doppler radar and show what you we are talking about. most of the rainfall has started to move east of the district. and heading over parts of delmarva, lower southern maryland seeing some of that as well. there have been some pockets of heavier rainfall. we're talking from about a tenth to a half inch per hour. but we need this so...
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that will bring us cooler and drier air. this has not been mentioned a whole lot but as that comes through later tonight, that will cool us down and set us up for a fran taft -- for a fantastic saturday and sunday. we'll have a clearing trend, kind of of a partly sunny afternoon for us. closer look at earl. can you see the cloud cover and you can see the eye as it starts to fall apart a little bit as it pushes in here to the north and east. the band of rain will continue to be flown back over the next several hours. slight chance for rain showers to break out south and east of the city. 91degrees. wind at time will be a little breezy out of the north gusting to about 15 to 20. saturday, sunday, monday, absolutely beautiful. high temperatures each day in the low to mid-80s. we warm it up again by tuesday. we'll get an update on earl momentarily. let's get to on-time traffic and julie wright has the latest. >> all right. not looking so bad if you are traveling down south at the wilson bridge. all of the lane are open. if you a
that will bring us cooler and drier air. this has not been mentioned a whole lot but as that comes through later tonight, that will cool us down and set us up for a fran taft -- for a fantastic saturday and sunday. we'll have a clearing trend, kind of of a partly sunny afternoon for us. closer look at earl. can you see the cloud cover and you can see the eye as it starts to fall apart a little bit as it pushes in here to the north and east. the band of rain will continue to be flown back over...
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thank you for joining us. >> thank you, good morning. >> what can you tell us about what is going on there right now and more about the evacuation order? >> we had an evacuation order issued this morning for hatteras island, which is the southern most portion of dare count and the outer banks. that's just gone into effect. i think we'll see visitors on hatteras island pack up and move out of the area later this morning. >> and that is what you are hoping for. the timing couldn't be worse, labor day weekend, but is that what you are hoping for, for the safety of your visitors? >> absolutely. with the track about 80 miles off shore, there is certainly the chance that it could still shift to the west and put hurricane force winds, even with the winds projected on this track, we know we'll get significant overwash and flooding on highway 12 which is the only road leading to hatteras island. >> when it comes to just other things that people who are going to be there can do, what are you telling them to do in terms of getting ready? >> well we've been advising folks for a couple of days no
thank you for joining us. >> thank you, good morning. >> what can you tell us about what is going on there right now and more about the evacuation order? >> we had an evacuation order issued this morning for hatteras island, which is the southern most portion of dare count and the outer banks. that's just gone into effect. i think we'll see visitors on hatteras island pack up and move out of the area later this morning. >> and that is what you are hoping for. the timing...
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. >>> stay with us. we have much more still ahead, your weather, traffic and stop stories as fox 5 morning news at 5:00 begins now. >>> start you off with a look at hurricane earl this morning continuing to take aim at the eastern seaboard. evacuations are beginning in parts of north carolina and the hurricane could ruin labor day weekend plans for million of people including people right here in our region. >> let's take a look at exactly how things are shaping up for us here on this wednesday more than, september 1st. a live look at our nation's capital to get you started on this wednesday. >>> good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. thank you for being with us. let's say good morning to tucker barnes with a look at what is happening here. >> good morning. just getting the latest on earl. maximum winds down to 125 miles per hour. that is a category three hurricane. still a major hurricane. very dangerous. it will be approaching the mid- atlantic her
. >>> stay with us. we have much more still ahead, your weather, traffic and stop stories as fox 5 morning news at 5:00 begins now. >>> start you off with a look at hurricane earl this morning continuing to take aim at the eastern seaboard. evacuations are beginning in parts of north carolina and the hurricane could ruin labor day weekend plans for million of people including people right here in our region. >> let's take a look at exactly how things are shaping up for...
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stay with us. n >>> a great greek celebration going on this weekend at saint constantine and hell edge greek orthodox church here in northwest washington. >> holly is there as they get ready to host their 50th annual festival. that's a great milestone. >> reporter: and i think i've been here for at least 47 of them, and i'm only 39. but listen, there is a reason why we come back and preview this festival each and every year. it has wonderful food, it has wonderful music, but most of all it has wonderful people that put on this festival. and it is with a great pleasure that i introduce you to georgia franks. georgia, how young are you? >> 39. >> reporter: we're the same age. i have to get your night cream. you look good for 39. >> i think so. >> reporter: okay. she's 90 plus. that's just between you and me. >> that wasn't fair. >> reporter: and i hear you were at the first festival. >> probably. >> reporter: do you remember the first festival? >> well i do. that was my
stay with us. n >>> a great greek celebration going on this weekend at saint constantine and hell edge greek orthodox church here in northwest washington. >> holly is there as they get ready to host their 50th annual festival. that's a great milestone. >> reporter: and i think i've been here for at least 47 of them, and i'm only 39. but listen, there is a reason why we come back and preview this festival each and every year. it has wonderful...
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we hope you join us. if you are at work, don't have access to a tv, you probably have access to a computer. we will stream it live at myfoxdc.com. so there you go. that's the debate run down, the loudoun and how it will go down this morning live from our studios. back over to studio b and sarah. >> thank you. i know we have a lot of great questions lined up as well. >>> you know what, it looks like "american idol" producers are close to inking a deal with a new judge. find out who when we come back. >>> it's not yet official but it looks like jennifer lopez will be the next judge on "american idol." tmz reports the pop diva has all but signed on the bottom line to seal the deal in time for the launch of season 10. the entertainment side reports the paperwork is expected to be filed next week. lopez will come on board on the heels of simon cowell, ellen degeneres and kara. >>> one of the biggest rumors of the 1960s was that paul mccartney, the cute beatle, died in a car crash. fans spent years checking alb
we hope you join us. if you are at work, don't have access to a tv, you probably have access to a computer. we will stream it live at myfoxdc.com. so there you go. that's the debate run down, the loudoun and how it will go down this morning live from our studios. back over to studio b and sarah. >> thank you. i know we have a lot of great questions lined up as well. >>> you know what, it looks like "american idol" producers are close to inking a deal with a new judge....